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Set in the Himalayas on a hillock above the banks of the River Rungeet, this peaceful little tea plantation retreat offers the perfect place in which to discover Darjeeling. Featuring two comfortable, private and beautifully furnished 4-bedroom bungalows, the views of the world’s third largest mountain, Kanchenjunga are magnificent. Owned by tea planters for generations, visitors can tour the working tea estate, enjoy mountain activities, and feast on delightful Indian, Oriental and Western cuisine.
The Prakash Family
Your Hosts and The Team
“Started by a Scottish tea company in 1859, Glenburn then passed into the hands of one of India’s pioneering tea planting families – The Prakashes – also known as the “Chaiwala family” - which literally means “tea planters”.
The story of the Chaiwala family began over a hundred years ago, and is closely entwined with that of tea plantations in India. Today,
the third and fourth generation Prakash family carry almost a century of tea knowledge in their inheritance, and we invite you to experience this legacy at Glenburn Tea Estate.”
Husna - Tara Prakash is one of the main forces behind the beautiful Glenburn Tea Estate and Glenburn Penthouse. It began when she wished to make use of her husband’s family tea estate. Despite not having any experience in hospitality or in running a hotel she used her heart, devotion, dedication and the energetic local community team to develop the estate into what it is today.
Glenburn is spread across 1,600 acres, 600 of which are for tea. The other 1,000 remain forest with two rivers running through the property. Renovating these luxury bungalows took a long time. Before Glenburn Tea Estate came to the Prakash family, the properly belonged to a large tea company that owned 52 estates, and every three years a new manager and his wife moved into the bungalows. The ne
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